Today’s Loveletter……..

I usually joke about a “having a glass of wine at night” kinda day but to speak honestly, there are some days when I could hide a flask in my back jean pocket.

Do you think that’s terrible???!! Me too…..

But…it’s the truth.

Somedays it’s purely the little “prayers” that I sigh under my breath that get me though the day.

“Lord, please….if she rolls her eyes ONE MORE TIME…I will lose my mind.”……..

“Could you please, dear God, infuse her with holy wisdom for Math, I can not calmly explain this problem again.”

“Mother Mary, grant me patience….right now!!”

“Lord, have mercy”….

Don’t you wish that when you woke up you would somehow be forwarned about how your day would go….

Prepare yourself……you will get run over by a dump truck……well…at least you will feel like that. You will lose your patience 25 times today but, successfully, no one will be harmed in the process. Kids will be fed and land safely in bed.

Yep….it would sound something like that…haha.

I woke up this morning unaware that I had to take my son to get fitted for his new orthodontic “wear”…kinda wish I had known that when I let myself sleep in that “extra” 30 minutes.

Toss on the old yoga pants and tshirt and time to get ready to walk out the door.

I quickly jotted down a few assignments for the other children to work on while I grabbed the two year old and my son to head off to the orthodontist.

I wasn’t prepared to be coaxing my son through getting his “molds” made….trying to prevent him from throwing up…

10:30 am was too early to be holding a bowl in front of my son as he dry heaved….sigh…..

I received no “heavenly notifications” that when Sweet Pea was standing up hanging art pictures on our “art line”, that she would fall off the chair and break three out of the four legs on the chair.

And as the men were hammering on the new construction home going up next store, I had to wonder how much sleep my kids were actually getting and what time this construction actually began each day.

By the time, Miss Missy came up from the basement, crying that she had fallen down several stairs as she displayed a bloody nose, I was fearful of what the rest of the day had in store for me.

But….God in His Infinite Wisdom knew I could use a nice “loveletter” today.

A little “hang in there I’m still walking with you daily” kinda note.

And for me…it came in the form of a beautiful ten year old asking to make dinner.

As I sat on the couch, computer in my lap, multiple lists of things to do in front of me, the thought of dinner made me cringe.

I really need to finish all this stuff……can we just order pizza?

While I was thinking “Spagetti”, Sweet Pea had bigger aspirations.

Lucky for me, Sweet Pea had “pinned” this baby on her “things to accomplish” board on Pinterest.

With all the ingredients in the pantry and fridge, it was perfect!!!!

After showing her how to make brown rice, a homemade brown gravy; and steaming some broccoli….dinner was done and delicious!!!!